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You need a licence to keep certain kinds of wild or dangerous animals: contact your council for more information
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
You must follow the rules for hunting and shooting wildlife including:…
You can shoot certain species of game birds, quarry birds and waterfowl…
There are different rules for foxes, deer and other mammals. Foxes It’s…
Licences to release non-native species into the wild
How to assess a planning application when there are protected wild plants, fungi or lichens on or near a proposed development site.
Competent authorities must help to protect wild bird habitats on land and at sea, and avoid pollution to protect wild bird populations.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
How to do a responsible species reintroduction or other conservation translocation that involves moving plants, animals or fungi to another location in the wild.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Wild animals cannot be exhibited or used in a performance as part of a travelling circus in England.
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